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The Flagellation of Christ, by Cimabue

Cimabue’s Legacy

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Karina Tabone 3 Comments 13th Century Art, Art History, Flagellation, Jesus Christ, Scourging at the Pillar, Sorrowful Mysteries

Did you see the news??? An artwork, thought to be lost forever, showed up in a French woman’s house! Apparently,

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Christ Carrying the Cross, by Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1510-35. Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Monster Inside Us

October 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Carrying Cross, Cross, Jesus Christ, Macabre, Passion, Sin, Sorrowful Mysteries

It’s that time again! Pumpkin spice everything, candy is on sale, and costumes galore! It is also the time that

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Crucifixion, by Peter Gertner, c. 1537. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Nightmare of the Crucifixion

October 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Crucifixion, Jesus Christ, Mary, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

Oh! what to say about the Crucifixion and death of Our Lord? The whole events that lead up to this

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Christ on the Route to Calvary, by Giambattista Tiepolo, c. 1730s. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

To Carry the Cross

October 20, 2018October 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Carrying of the Cross, Cross, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

You know that feeling when you feel completely alone and the whole world seems turned against you? When the friendly

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Ecce Homo, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1612. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Ecce Homo

October 17, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Bible, Crowning of Thorns, Ecce Homo, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

When I first started searching artwork to go along with the mysteries of the Rosary, I was a bit confused.

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Flagellation, by Cimabue, c. 1280. The Frick Collection, New York, New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Scripture of the Scourging at the Pillar

October 16, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 13th Century Art, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Scourging at the Pillar, Sorrowful Mysteries

There are many steps in making the Illustrated Rosary books that I made. But one of the most important tasks of

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Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1440-45. Vatican Pinacoteca, Vatican City. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Facing the Horror

October 16, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Agony in the Garden, Bible, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

For some reason, even the mere thought of the Agony of the Garden makes me shiver. It is like those

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The Crucifixion, by Fra Angelico, c. 1420-23. Metropolitan Museum, New York, New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Painting the Crucifixion with Tears

October 5, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Passion, Sorrowful Mysteries

Fra Angelico, one of my favorite religious artists, was not actually born with the name of Angelico. This, I kind

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Christ Carrying the Cross, by Giovan Pietro Rizzoli detto il Giampietrino, c. 1530s. Museo Diocesano Milano, Milan, Italy. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

A Tear in the Art

June 15, 2018June 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Carrying the Cross, Christ, Cross, Passion, Sorrowful Mysteries

I was looking at the artwork that I had featured on this website and… can you believe that I haven’t

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Mystic Crucifixion, by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1500. Fogg Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Some Thoughts on Good Friday

March 30, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Passion, Sorrowful Mysteries

I admit it: I really don’t like Good Friday. What can I say? I talked about it a little bit

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